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Briefly EU-funded project MARAWI City — The Bangsamoro government, European Union in the Philippines and UNICEF launched a project which will boost community resilience and services for the children in conflict-affected municipalities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The launching was held at the Social Hall of the Provincial Capitol here on Thursday, Jan. 18. Dubbed as ‘Building Community Resilience and Delivery of Essential Services for Post Conflict Recovery in Lanao del Sur/Marawi City,’ the project aims to strengthen community resilience, increase coverage of essential services, and promote child-friendly family and community behaviors in 44 municipalities in the province of Lanao del Sur, Lanao del Norte and Bukidnon. (B. ERMAC)
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Fastracking BARMM growth COTABATO City – A lawmaker in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BA R M M) ha s f i led eig ht bills before the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) to improve governance and accelerate development in the region. In a statement Friday, BARMM parliament member Amilbahar Mawallil said the proposed measures focus on the establishment of the Bangsamoro Parliament Corporate Body, creation of the Bangsamoro Economic Zone Aut horit y, strengthening of satellite offices, preservation of the region’s cultural heritage, and seaweed f a r m i n g . " E n c o u r a g i n g consistent dialogues between the BARMM government and its component local government units will ensure that the region can maintain its autonomous status while still synchronizing its sustainability effort," he said, referring to the bills he filed Thursday.
By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN Contributing Editor
UTUAN City -- An environmentalist group in Caraga has expressed deep concern in the proliferation of what they called “illegal rabbit miners” in the gold rush village in Rosario town in Agusan del Sur extracting the precious metal without safety and proper procedures and the lack of government permit to operate.
Helping MSMEs DAVAO City – The Department of Trade and Industry in Davao Region (DTI-11) exceeded its annual target of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) last year, an official said Friday. In a statement, DTI-11 Director Maria Belenda Ambi said they have assisted 26,108 or 104 percent equivalent of their targeted 25,200 MSMEs for 2022. She attributed the achievement to the agency’s hardworking team in the provincial and regional offices, who despite facing numerous constraints and challenges, delivered beyond the expected target.
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REGIONAL FARMERS’ SUMMIT. Sen. Cynthia A. Villar graced the Kilusang Pagbabago 1st Regional Farmers Summit held at the Corpus Christi Gym, Macasanding, Cagayan De Oro City last werk. Villar spelled out the laws she authored and sponsored to help Mindanao agriculture sector. To the left is the local organizer of the event Edna Jangao, regional chapter president of Kilusang Pagbabago. PHOTO SUPPLIED
Search for outstanding law enforcers launched THE Alliance of Certified Enforcers, Mindanao Daily and Veterans Bank launched on We d n e s d ay, Janu ar y 18 the Search for CY 2023 Outstanding Law Enforcers in Mindanao at Mallberry Business Hotel in Cagayan
de Oro City. According to Alliance of Certified Enforcers founding chairman Erwin Culanag, any individual (be in government or private sector) whose work is in enforcing Philippine national and local criminal laws and who is based in Mindanao is qualified to be nominated.
“We initially thought of limiting our nominees to those who are based only here in Region 10. But upon the invitation of Mindanao Daily publisher Dante Sudaria for us to be embedded in their Mindanao-wide awards of outstanding government
DAVAO City — Former Sarangani Governor Miguel Rene Alcantara Dominguez has joined the 60-year-old Alsons Development and Investment Corporation (Alsons Dev) as its new director who will oversee THEbusiness Cagayanstrategy de Oro and city the government has assured operations of the premier continuous garbage collection property developer and real after the current garbage estate pioneer in Davao City. collector’s contract expires Alsons Dev is the real estate on Jan. 31.
Engr. Armen Cuenca, City Local Environment and Natural Resources Office (CLENRO) head, said they will again tap the vehicles and drivers of road and building contractors here
to help the city government in garbage collection with C L E N RO prov i d i ng t he manpower. The CLENRO had utilized
By MARK FRANCISCO Staff Writer
The group fear that the persistent rains since last month may imperil the lives of illegal miners operating in the hazardous tunnels in Purok Banbonon, Sinug-ang, Bayugan 3 in the said town that may cave in at any moment in time. “Our concerned agencies, particularlythe Department
of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) must a d d re ss t he probl e m i n Sinug-ang before catastrophic incident will occur, particularly the lives ofpeople of this wanton destruction of environment,” said a concerned environmentalist, who requested anonimity.
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Trading and Shahada Medical and Diagnostic Clinic, all Filipino-owned ventures. He expressed optimism more investors will relocate this year to the Bangsamoro region. The Beauty of Life Beach Resort is investing P295 million for its facilities in Barangay Kusiong, Datu Odin Sinsuat in Maguindanao del Norte. It will generate at least 44 jobs. “The beach resort is the
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Bangsa region posts P475-M investments KORONADAL City – Three investments in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) worth P475 million have b een registered with the Bangsamoro Board of Investments (BBOI), the agency announced on Friday. In a statement, Mohammad Pasigan, BBOI chair, said the board approved the registration of Beauty of Life Beach Resort, KS Agricultural Products
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CHILDREN’S PLAY. Sama kids play to their heart's content at the Badjao Village in Bongao, TawiTawi. MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO
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